Ripper, William, 1853-1937 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 128
at the exhaust,that due to initial condensation of steam in the cylinder is the mostserious of the losses connected with the use of steam as a workingfluid; and the endeavour to prevent the loss from this cause hasaccounted for most of the improvements in the steam-engine sincethe time when James… … Fig. 129. Ii2 STEAM-ENGINE THEORY AND PRACTICE. When steam from the boiler is admitted to the cylinder with thepiston at the beginning of the stroke, it comes in contact with themetallic surfaces of the cylinder cover, the face of the piston,the walls of the steam ports, and more or less area of…
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